Statistics for Gwinnett County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 13, Metro District, Gwinnett Circuit, CII.
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| Gwinnett County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 7,553 | 25.1 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 148.5 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 6,667/7,553 | 88.3% | 86.4% | 58.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 2,184 | 7.2 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 146 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 2,453 | 8.1 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 129 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 2,916 | 9.7 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 137.5 |
| Victim Reports | 209 | 0.7 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 155 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 124 | 0.4 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 154 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 38 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 145 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 29 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 103 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 18 | 0.1 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 118.5 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 79/209 | 37.8% | 26.1% | 44 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 123/4,428 | 2.8% | 3.1% | 67.5 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 20/2,453 | 0.8% | 1.3% | 66 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 1/239 | 0.4% | 0.5% | 14 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 125/239 | 52.3% | 25.2% | 12 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 132/239 | 55.2% | 31.6% | 15 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 239 | 2.0 days | 43.0 days | 148.5 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 239 | 354.0 days | 365.0 days | 49 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 5/239 | 2.1% | 1.3% | 22.5 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 3/113 | 2.7% | 3.1% | 59 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 1/29 | 3.4% | 1.5% | 13 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 2/84 | 2.4% | 3.7% | 67.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 35/4,568 | 0.8% | 2.6% | 134 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 8/2,481 | 0.3% | 2.1% | 108 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Gwinnett County Children Removed to Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 136 | 5.4 per 10K | 19.7 per 10K | 141.5 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 11.3 | 0.5 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 140.5 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 10/136 | 7.4% | 13.6% | 89 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 6/136 | 4.4% | 4.7% | 46 |
| Removals for Neglect | 21/136 | 15% | 35% | 108.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 27/136 | 20% | 39% | 122 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 12/136 | 9% | 9% | 48 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 6/136 | 4% | 9% | 82 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 5/136 | 4% | 18% | 105.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 19/136 | 14% | 13% | 58.5 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 24/136 | 18% | 8% | 13 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 30/136 | 22% | 11% | 14 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 5/136 | 4% | 3% | 24 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 44/66 | 67% | 57% | 54.5 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 21/66 | 32% | 37% | 72 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/66 | 0% | 0% | 71 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/66 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 1/66 | 2% | 5% | 59 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/66 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/66 | 0% | 1% | 74 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/66 | 0% | 0% | 70.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 24/132 | 18% | 8% | 16 |
| Permanence within 12 months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 67/181 | 37% | 30% | 40.5 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/55 | 0% | 0% | 68 |
| Gwinnett County Children in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on September 30 2025 | 251,234 | na | na | 1 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on September 30 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on September 30 2024 | 380 | 15.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 146.5 |
| Children in Care on September 30 2025 | 345 | 14.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 148.5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 369 | 14.7 per 10K | 43.1 per 10K | 151 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 516 | na | na | 7 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During October 2024 through September 2025 | 134,910 | 5,370.0 per 10K | 15,770.0 per 10K | 151 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During October 2024 through September 2025 | 108,926 | 4,336.0 per 10K | 12,143.0 per 10K | 149 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on September 30 2025 | 346,687 | 13,799.0 per 10K | 32,934.0 per 10K | 136 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During October 2024 through September 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on September 30 2025 | 56 | 2.2 per 10K | 6.1 per 10K | 129 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 24 | 1.0 per 10K | 3.5 per 10K | 118 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 1 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 109.5 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 215/345 | 62% | 62% | 89.5 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 50/345 | 14% | 19% | 88.5 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 17/345 | 5% | 3% | 32.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/345 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 56/345 | 16% | 14% | 66.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 3/345 | 1% | 1% | 40 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 3/345 | 1% | 1% | 18.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 1/345 | 0% | 0% | 84 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 27/534 | 5.06% | 4.84% | 49 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 | 6/534 | 1.12% | 0.77% | 29 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Parent | 0/534 | 0% | 0.21% | 88.5 |
| Children Victimized in Care during October 2023 through September 2024 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | 1/534 | 0.19% | 0.32% | 25 |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on September 30 2025 | 52/56 | 93% | 89% | 77 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 193/17,983 | 10.7 Per 1K Days | 5.8 Per 1K Days | 9.5 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 178/698 | 26% | 25% | 73.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 367/698 | 53% | 57% | 99.5 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 153/698 | 22% | 17% | 31 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 0/345 | 0% | 0% | 79.5 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 33/345 | 10% | 8% | 44 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 380 | 20.8 months | 16.3 months | 38.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on September 30 2025 | 345 | 24.2 months | 17.0 months | 28 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on September 30 2024 | 103/380 | 27% | 32% | 110 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on September 30 2024 | 13/38 | 34% | 54% | 108 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2025 | 214/345 | 62% | 48% | 24 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 176/345 | 51% | 37% | 22.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2025 | 169/345 | 49% | 34% | 23.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on September 30 2025 | 22/169 | 13% | 19% | 91 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 48/207 | 23% | 31% | 107.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 43/180 | 24% | 28% | 96 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during October 2023 through September 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 14/77 | 18% | 39% | 117.5 |
| Gwinnett County Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 169/251,210 | 6.7 per 10K | 19.4 per 10K | 140 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 87/169 | 51% | 47% | 49 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 16/169 | 9% | 5% | 27 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 18/169 | 11% | 21% | 110.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 6/169 | 4% | 1% | 6 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 20/169 | 12% | 10% | 53.5 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 21/169 | 12% | 17% | 75.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 1/169 | 1% | 0% | 5.5 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/169 | 0% | 0% | 84 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/169 | 0% | 0% | 77 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 169 | 17.0 months | 18.4 months | 99 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 87 | 11.5 months | 12.3 months | 80 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 16 | 15.1 months | 11.0 months | 22 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 21 | 17.9 months | 15.8 months | 48.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 18 | 50.5 months | 34.6 months | 14 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 13/87 | 15% | 5% | 9 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 45/87 | 52% | 51% | 58.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 0/18 | 0% | 19% | 96.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 9/18 | 50% | 73% | 106 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 13 | 33.2 months | 22.8 months | 16.5 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 13 | 23.3 months | 10.1 months | 18 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/7 | 43% | 61% | 70 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/2 | 0% | 67% | 37.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 18/251,210 | 0.7 per 10K | 4.1 per 10K | 126 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 27/251,210 | 1.1 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 95.5 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 2/15 | 13% | 3% | 7 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2025 | 1 | 4.0 per 1M | 4.3 per 1M | 5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2023 through March 2024 | 0/162 | 0% | 1.9% | 97.5 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 11/80 | 13.8% | 8% | 26 |
| Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 1/7 | 14.3% | 6.9% | 8 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/23 | 0% | 0% | 62 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0% | 3.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/22 | 0% | 2.9% | 61 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/14 | 0% | 2.8% | 63.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Gwinnett County Child and Family Services Review Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 7,553 | 25.1 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 148.5 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 209 | 0.7 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 155 |
| Removals During Period | 136 | 0.5 per 10K | 1.6 per 10K | 140.5 |
| In-care on September 30 2025 | 345 | 14.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 148.5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 169 | na | na | 5 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 118/120 | 98.3% | 96.6% | 93.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 534/534 | 100% | 99.58% | 66 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 37/88 | 42% | 48% | 71 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 88 | 15.8 months | 12.5 months | 43 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before October 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 14/65 | 22% | 21% | 48 |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before October 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 12/87 | 13.8% | 8.4% | 27 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 0/18 | 0% | 19% | 96.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 18 | 50.5 months | 34.6 months | 14 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 18/146 | 12% | 21% | 112.5 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on October 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 0/123 | 0% | 6% | 107 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed October 2023 through September 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 1/7 | 14% | 61% | 103 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on October 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 43/150 | 29% | 32% | 89 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 13/15 | 87% | 97% | 123 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 9/27 | 33% | 41% | 69 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 89/133 | 67% | 77% | 127.5 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 70/125 | 56% | 52% | 57 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 63/203 | 31% | 28% | 51.5 |
| Gwinnett County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During October 2024 through September 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of July 2023 through June 2024 Removal | 81/143 | 57% | 50% | 46.5 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of October 2024 through August 2025 Removal | 24/132 | 18% | 8% | 16 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of October 2023 through September 2024 Removal | 67/181 | 37% | 30% | 40.5 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 43/180 | 24% | 28% | 96 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/2 | 0% | 26% | 81.5 |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on September 30 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 13/38 | 34% | 54% | 108 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 3/7 | 43% | 61% | 70 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 0/2 | 0% | 67% | 37.5 |